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May 23, 2002
INDO-PAK WAR
India Moves Missile Laden Ships Off Pakistan, Air Force On Alert

AFP file photo: An Indian navy Sea Harrier takes-off from the flight deck of the INS Viraat, India's only aircraft carrier during manoeuvres last year.
New Delhi (AFP) May 22, 2002
 Missile-carrying Indian naval warships on Wednesday steamed into the Arabian Sea, closer to Pakistan, as military tensions between the two South Asian nuclear neighbours soared, officials here said. "We have moved five frontline ships of the eastern fleet to be cross-deployed to the western seaboard to augment the force levels," Naval spokesman Commander Rahul Gupta said. Highly-placed naval sources told AFP that four of the vessels are armed with missiles.
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